Massage therapists need to take care of personal health and well-being, in order to stay in their chosen career. MASSAGE Magazine presents articles on body mechanics, ergonomics, nutrition, meditation, exercise, relaxation, self-massage and more.
Are you living your life, or rushing through it? In our hectic world, it’s easy to put doing before being, to forget that living needs to involve a …
Massage therapist Kathleen Ann Harper, CMP, an author and certified life coach via The Well-Crafted Mom, likes to color as a form of relaxation. To …
"The only way to gain strength is by exercising.” I saw that line again just the other day in a LinkedIn discussion panel. We’ve all heard it, an…
When I was in massage school 13 years ago, one of our assignments was to write about our ideal workday. I wrote a fantasy of leisurely riding my bik…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on average, the typical adult comes down with a cold two to three times each year.…
Learning to be a friend to ourselves is something many of us in healing professions don’t do well enough. We certainly have the knowledge to keep ou…
It’s 6 p.m., and after massaging five clients, washing and drying two loads of linens and balancing your checkbook, all you can think about is the co…
Massage therapy is a very physical career. As such, it places you at risk of certain injuries, with some of the most common to this profession being…